Population: Growth is increasing in Seine-Saint-Denis

In contrast to the capital, which lost an average of 0.6% of its population per year between 2014 and 2020, it shows a strong demographic growth of 0.9% per year over the same period, the strongest growth in the region. .

According to the latest figures released by INSEE, the department “It gains 14,000 inhabitants every year due to a very high natural balance (+ 1.3% – one of the highest in mainland France) related to the youth of its population.” Meanwhile, net migration (the departure of residents) between 2014 and 2020 is moderate: -0.4%, in line with the average for the other Ile-de-France departments, with the exception of Paris (-1.2%). Seine-et-Marne (-0.1%).

The ranking of the department’s most populated cities remains unchanged: Saint-Denis and Montreuil, the only two cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, remain in first place, followed by Aubervilliers, Aulnay-sous-Bois and Drancy. On the other hand, the latter two have seen their population decline slightly over the years.

Cities	Effective population in 2023 (municipal population 2020)	Legal population 2019	Population change
Saint Denis	113 116	112,852	264
Montreuil	111,367	111,240	127
Aubervilliers	89,401	88948	453
Aulnay sauce Bois	86,485	86969	-484
Drancy	71,276	72376	-1100
Noisy le Grand	68,930	67,871	1059
doll	60,419	59,846	573
Le Blanc-Mesnil	57,989	57498	491
Bobigny	54,906	54,363	543
Epinay-sur-Seine	54,419	54,611	-192
Bondi	53,342	54,587	-1245
Sevran	51,778	51,734	44
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	51,547	50,697	850
Kurnev	46,828	45,053	1775
Livery Gargan	45,618	45,692	-74
Rosny-sous-Bois	45,442	46,024	-582
Noisy le Sec	45,043	44,463	580
Gagny	39,588	39,661	-73
spots	39,193	38,285	908
Bagnolet	38,470	36,060	2410
Villepinte	38 204	37,713	491
Neuilly-sur-Marne	36,535	35,907	628
Tremblay-France	36,477	36,461	16
Romainville	31,469	30,087	1362
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine	31,344	30,861	483
Villemomble	30,583	30,405	178
Clichy-sous-Bois	29,568	28,782	786
Montfermeil	28,006	27,928	78
Pavilions-sous-Bois	23,904	23,898	6
Lilacs	23,276	23,447	171
Neuilly-Plaisance	20,934	20,878	56
Pre-Saint-Gervais	17,290	17,351	-61
Le Bourget	15,660	15,905	-245
Rainy	14,753	14,569	184
Villetaneuse	13,433	13,574	-141
Dugny	11,200	11,073	127
Ile-Saint-Denis	8,646	8,288	358
Hello	7,194	7,181	13
Gournay-sur-Marne	6,814	6,844	-30
Kubron	4,975	4,921	54

2023 ranking of the most populous cities of Seine-Saint-Denis

Twenty-two of the 40 cities in the department recorded a population increase of more than 100 between 2019 and 2020. Leading these increases, Bagnolet has more than 2,000 additional residents, while La Courneuve, Romainville and Noisy-le-Grand saw population growth. Population more than 1000.

Cities	Number of additional residents	Interest rate change between 2019 and 2020
Bagnolet	2,410	6.68%
Kurnev	1775	3.94%
Romainville	1,362	4.53%
Noisy le Grand	1059	1.46%
spots	908	2.37%
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	850	1.67%
Clichy-sous-Bois	786	2.73%
Neuilly-sur-Marne	628	1.75%
Noisy le Sec	580	1.30%
doll	573	0.95%
Bobigny	543	1%
Villepinte	491	1.30%
Le Blanc-Mesnil	491	0.85%
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine	483	1.56%
Aubervilliers	453	0.50%
Ile-Saint-Denis	358	4.32%
Saint Denis	264	0.23%
Rainy	184	1.26%
Villemomble	178	0.58%
Lilacs	171	0.73%
Dugny	127	1.15%
Montreuil	127	1.13%

Evolution over six years

But Romainville topped the list of cities with the strongest growth (+22.78%) between 2014 and 2020, followed by Île-Saint-Denis, La Courneuve, Aubervilliers and Pantin, four including double-digit growth.

At the end of the table, only five cities recorded a loss of population: Neuilly-Plaisance, Clichy-sous-Bois, Epinay-sur-Seine, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais and Le Bourget.

Cities	Effective population in 2023 (municipal population 2020)	Population change Between 2014 and 2020
Romainville	31,469	22.78%
Ile-Saint-Denis	8,646	18.55%
Kurnev	46,828	14.57%
Aubervilliers	89,401	11.37%
doll	60,419	10.15%
Montfermeil	28,006	8.78%
Bobigny	54,906	8.77%
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine	51,547	8.68%
Villetaneuse	13,433	7.83%
Dugny	11,200	7.49%
Le Blanc-Mesnil	57,989	6.94%
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine	31,344	6.89%
Bagnolet	38,470	6.83%
Noisy le Grand	68,930	6.67%
Villepinte	38 204	6.52%
Montreuil	111,367	6.32%
Noisy le Sec	45,043	5.72%
Tremblay-France	36,477	5.11%
Aulnay sauce Bois	86,485	5.07%
Hello	7,194	4.76%
Kubron	4,975	4.71%
Neuilly-sur-Marne	36,535	4.52%
Livery Gargan	45,618	4.16%
Villemomble	30,583	3.67%
Sevran	51,778	3.40%
Drancy	71,276	3.37%
Pavilions-sous-Bois	23,904	3.32%
spots	39,193	3.08%
Rainy	14,753	2.45%
Lilacs	23,276	2.26%
Rosny-sous-Bois	45,442	2.24%
Saint Denis	113 116	2.15%
Gagny	39,588	1.00%
Bondi	53,342	0.50%
Gournay-sur-Marne	6,814	0.13%
Neuilly-Plaisance	20,934	-0.34%
Clichy-sous-Bois	29,568	-1.22%
Epinay-sur-Seine	54,419	-1.34%
Pre-Saint-Gervais	17,290	-1.50%
Le Bourget	15,660	-2.30%

The legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the deployment of the Grand Paris Express and the redevelopment of the industrial wasteland should continue to fuel (or absorb) this demographic vitality. There are many examples. The extension of Lilas metro line 11 to Rosny-sous-Bois at the end of 2023 should attract new residents to neglected neighborhoods, especially Montreuil. The Athletes’ Village in Île-Saint-Denis will give way to more than 300 homes after 2024, while the Media Village in Dugny will become an urban district with around 1,300 new homes. La Courneuve also has 1,000 new residences, a school group and a gymnasium to be built from 2024 on former KDI warehouses….